48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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276 sections with “separate contract”: the first 40
- FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.…ontract or interagency agreement (see 41.206), agencies shall acquire utility services by separate contract subject to this part, and subject to agency contracting authority. (b) If an agency enters into a separate contract, the contractin…
- DFARS 241.205 Separate contracts.Follow the procedures at PGI 241.205 when acquiring utility services by separate contract.
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…ial products fabricated by the offeror that are generally stocked in inventory, provide a separate cost breakdown, if priced based on cost. For interorganizational transfers priced at cost, provide a separate breakdown of cost elements. Ana…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…racting Officer, shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small bu…
- DFARS 252.204-7002 Payment for Contract Line or Subline Items Not Separately Priced.…in 204.7109(a), use the following clause: Payment for Contract Line or Subline Items Not Separately Priced (APR 2020) (a) If the schedule in this contract contains any contract line or subline items identified as not separately priced (NS…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…two or more requirements for supplies or services, previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts (see paragraph (2) of this definition), into a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, or a task or …
- FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.…he undefinitized contract action or such lower limit specified elsewhere in the contract. Separate limits may be specified for separate actions. (l) Due date. The designated payment office will make progress payments on the ____ [Contracti…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.…business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation. Demilitarization means rendering a product unusable for, and not resto…
- DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.Contracts shall identify the items or services to be acquired as separate contract line items unless it is not feasible to do so. (a) Contract line items shall have all four of the following characteristics; however, there are exceptions w…
- FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.…: (1) The contracting officer may provide the offerors the opportunity to bid or propose separate prices for each option period. The contracting officer must not further adjust the contract price as a result of the incorporation of a new o…
- FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.…t, use the clause with its Alternate III. (e) If the nature of the contract necessitates separate progress payment rates for portions of work that are clearly severable and accounting segregation would be maintained (e.g., annual productio…
- FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.… contractor, effective on the date of receipt. (d) The contractor may make any number of separate settlements with a single subcontractor but shall not divide settlement proposals solely to bring them under an authorization limit. Separate…
- DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.… allowable incurred costs on an undefinitized contract action, it is appropriate to apply separate contract risk factors for allowable incurred costs and estimated costs to complete when completing the contract risk sections of DD Form 1547…
- DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.… (2) The contractor has an approved mentor-protégé agreement. (e) Negotiate and award a separate contract for reimbursement of developmental assistance costs only if— (1) Funds are available for that purpose; (2) The contractor has an a…
- FAR 4.1003 Establishing line items.Establish separate line items for deliverables that have the following characteristics except as provided at 4.1005-2: (a) Separately identifiable. (1) A supply is separately identifiable if it has its own identification (e.g., national s…
- FAR 11.503 Contract clauses.… appropriate (see 11.501(a)). If the contract specifies more than one completion date for separate parts or stages of the work, revise paragraph (a) of the clause to state the amount of liquidated damages for delay of each separate part or …
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…alysis is the process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit. Unless an exception from the requirement to obtain certified cost or pricing data applies under 15.403-1(b…
- FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.…tems. When a program should-cost review is conducted relative to a contractor proposal, a separate audit report on the proposal is required. (2) A program should-cost review should be considered, particularly in the case of a major system …
- FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.…ive cost controls are being used. (2) Fixed hourly rates. (i) The contract shall specify separate fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor (see 16.601(f)(1)…
- FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.… a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity—Separately Priced Line Item, in solicitations and contracts, other than those for services, when the inclusion of an option is appropriate (see 17.200…
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.… plan required under 19.301-2(e) and 19.702(a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) shall include— (1) Separate percentage goals for using small business (including ANCs and Indian tribes), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned sm…
- FAR 22.402 Applicability.…s so closely related to research, experiment, and development that it cannot be performed separately, or that is itself the subject of research, experiment, or development (see paragraph (b) of this section for applicability of this subpart…
- FAR 36.205 Statutory cost limitations.…st limitations shall state (1) the applicable cost limitation for each affected item in a separate schedule; (2) that an offer which does not contain separately-priced schedules will not be considered; and (3) that the price on each schedul…
- FAR 45.606 Contractor scrap procedures.…nagement procedures. (b) The property administrator should determine the extent to which separate disposal processing or physical segregation for different scrap types is or may be required. Such scrap may require physical segregation, uni…
- FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.… the contract, and do not require approval of the Contracting Officer. (5) Any number of separate settlements of $____________ [insert limit of authorization granted] or less may be made with a single subcontractor. Settlement proposals th…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…an indefinite delivery contract, the Contracting Officer may insert “Each order must list separately the elements of other direct charge(s) for that order or, if no reimbursement for other direct costs will be provided, insert ‘None’”.] (2…
- FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.…e Contractor all the remaining withheld funds. Also, on completion and acceptance of each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract, for which the price is stated separately in the contract, payment shall be made for…
- FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.…and payments for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government (e.g., each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract for which the price is stated separately in the contract). (A) The due date for mak…
- FAR 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ts. Installment payment financing shall be paid to the Contractor when requested for each separately priced unit of supply (but not for services) of each line item in amounts approved by the Contracting Officer pursuant to this clause. (1)…
- DFARS 204.7104-1 Criteria for establishing.…h are informational in nature and those which consist of more than one item that requires separate identification. (a) Informational subline items. (1) This type of subline item identifies information that relates directly to the contract …
- DFARS 204.7109 Contract clauses.(a) Use the clause at 252.204-7002, Payment for Contract Line or Subline Items Not Separately Priced, in solicitations and contracts when the price for items not separately priced is included in the price of another contract line or subline…
- DFARS 219.7102 General.…rms, which include— (1) Reimbursement for developmental assistance costs through— (i) A separately priced contract line item on a DoD contract; or (ii) A separate contract, upon written determination by the Director, OSBP, of the cogniza…
- DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).… covered by the report to covered small business concerns, with the information set forth separately by— (A) North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code; (B) Major defense acquisition program, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…ovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as “the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu” (Chinese Taipei)), Ukraine, or the United Kingdom); (2) A Free Trade Agreement count…
- DFARS 252.232-7005 Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.…istered as if there were 100 percent progress payments. The Contractor shall include as a separate attachment with each Standard Form (SF) 1443, Contractor's Request for Progress Payment, a request for reimbursement of advance payments made…
- FAR 4.802 Contract files.…substantiating, and reflecting contract payments. (b) Normally, each file should be kept separately; however, if appropriate, any or all of the files may be combined; e.g., if all functions or any combination of the functions are performed…
- FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.…concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsuccessful offer or quotation that need be retained are— (i) Complet…
- FAR 4.1004 Establishing subline items.…bline items. Deliverable subline items may be used for several related items that require separate identification. For example, instead of establishing multiple separate line items, subline items may be established for— (1) Items that are …
- FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.…ovision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in the solicitation, do not separately include the following representations and certifications: (1) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. (2) 52.203-11, Ce…
- FAR 16.702 Basic agreements.…ses applying to future contracts between the parties during its term and (2) contemplates separate future contracts that will incorporate by reference or attachment the required and applicable clauses agreed upon in the basic agreement. A b…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.